Do you enjoy the journey?

Try not to look at sex as an act or a destination. Take time to explore. Work on pleasing each other.

Vatsyana, the author of the Kama Sutra, devoted an entire chapter to foreplay. He advocates that there is always more pleasure in travelling rather than arriving.

"Getting there is half the fun," says a psychology professor at a reputed college in South Mumbai.

In fact, sometimes, the journey is so much fun that the end is quite forgotten!

For those who are too tired after a hard day's work, here is a helpful hint: mornings would be a good time when you are feeling refreshed and when your mind works better.

Masters and Johnson, a pioneering team in the field of human sexuality, and sex therapist Helen Singer Kaplan advocate certain focus exercises for couples. These encourage partners to take turns paying increased attention to their own senses.

Heightening pleasure by touching and kissing is one of the main aims of these exercises.

These exercises were originally developed by Masters and Johnson to assist couples experiencing sexual problems, but they can also be used heighten awareness among couples.